出版社:Instituto de Gestão de Desenvolvimento de Produto
摘要:The use of laptops computers is increasing and this model surpassed the desktop computer as the mostpopular of the personal computer market. On the extended use situations, the laptop can causes ergonomic issues,and the use of an adjustable table is demanded to raise the screen to the user eye-line height in order to alleviatethis problem. The manufacturing of the laptop stand causes environmental impact, still requiring the production ofother complementary peripherals for the stand to be effective. this paper describes a simplified LCA - Life CycleAssessment linked to an ESW - Ecodesign Strategy Wheel method application highlighted a great opportunity ofinnovation during the evaluation of the manufacturing process of the UpTable portable laptop stand, providingsolutions for both the ergonomic issue and the environmental sustainability. Proposed manufacturing processeliminates the peripherals redundancy and promotes economy of supplies with no prejudice to the portability thatcharacterizes the device, reducing the environmental impact during the manufacturing process, utilization anddischarge of the product.
关键词:laptop stand; life cycle analysis; sustainability and innovation; Green manufacturing